Program Description
The Department of Asian Studies offers five minors open to any undergraduate student at Cornell. Students must declare the minor no later than the second semester of the junior year; after the start of the seventh semester will be by petition only. Students should prepare a coherent research statement to attach to the application. For further information and application, please visit the Department of Asian Studies website.
Minor Requirements
A minor in Southeast Asian Studies may be achieved by meeting these requirements:
- Complete at least five courses for the required minimum of 18 credits. ASIAN 2208 Introduction to Southeast Asia is required.
- Students normally take courses in Southeast Asian Studies bearing subject heading ASIAN or its cross-listings. Other courses with relative Southeast Asian content may also count, pending approval by the Department of Asian Studies. Typically, non-language courses are selected at the 2200-level or above.
- The following courses may also count towards the minor: two courses (of at least three credits each) in a Southeast Asian language at the 1100-level or above and Southeast Asian graduate courses. Language study is strongly encouraged; credits awarded for language cannot exceed six credits.
- Take at least one non-language class at the 3000-level or above.
- A maximum of 8 transfer credits from courses taken outside of Cornell may be applied to the minor.
- A minimum grade of B– must be received for all courses counted towards the minor. S/U courses are ineligible.
